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In February, 1965, the Viet Cong attacked an American military base near Pleiku. Using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson sent in 3,500 Marines, the first official troops, to South Vietnam. By the end of the year, there were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam.
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What president first sent troops to south Vietnam?
Eisenhower sent US Military Advisers to Vietnam in '55.
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How many troops did Eisenhower send into Vietnam?
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Who was the Australian prime minister that sent the troops to the Vietnam war?
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Who was president when America sent the first troops to the Vietnam War?
Why do you care. that was 20 years ago
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Australian troops were sent to Vietnam on Robert Menzies orders (the Australian prime minister of the time). They were sent to Vietnam because Communism was spreading throughout Asia, and Menzies feared it coming to Australia, so he sent our troops in. Although, our troops only started out as advisers to our allies, but sometime later Menzies decided to send in our combat troops.
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What president sent more troops than any other sitting president into Vietnam?
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